Frenchtown school board votes to move elections to November

FRENCHTOWN — The borough Board of Education unanimously decided to move the school election to November. This move would also eliminate the public vote on the school budget so long as it is under the state-mandated cap.

Prior to the decision, two informal meetings are held to gain input from the public on the issue. However, not a single resident attended the first meeting held the morning of Jan. 26, at Frenchtown School, according to Nugent, and only one resident was at the second that took place just before the Jan. 31 board meeting, also at the school.

Before the vote, Nugent said that Delaware Valley Regional High School District had already decided to move the election to November and so did the other four districts that feed students into the high school.

If Frenchtown had decided to keep the election in April, Nugent said, borough taxpayers would have had to spend between $4,000 and $7,000 to run the election on its own. The last school election cost Frenchtown only about $700, because the cost was shared among multiple districts, she said.

Herb said prior to the vote that the business committee she heads is in favor of moving the school election to November.